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Scientific Name: Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758
English Name: Paradise threadfin
Local/Bangla Name: Taposhi (তাপসী), Topse mach (তপসে মাছ), Riksa mach (রিক্সা মাছ)
Labcode: F1511sb-30-2, F1602sb-37, F1602sb-37-2, F1602sb-37-3
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Polynemidae
Description:
It has 1st dorsal fin with 7 spines, the 2nd dorsal fin with 1 spine and 12–13 soft rays as well as the anal fin with 2 spines. They also exhibit villiform teeth on the vomer and 66–71 pored lateral line scales. The head and body are greyish-black dorsally and yellow ventrally with the anterior parts of the 1st and 2nd dorsal fins appearing greyish-black. Posterior margin of the caudal fin is yellow while other parts are greyish-black. Pectoral and pelvic fins are uniformly vivid yellow.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
